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With the majority of artists, pet portrait painters are a careful lot and don’t escape the chance to save money if at all possible. Needless to say, watercolour, whether in tubes or pans, is a high prices commodity for the artist to buy. You’ll be glad to hear that it’s perfectly possible to make your own and save money. continue reading »

Pigments used in the preparation of paints are true pigments, meaning that, unlike dyes, they have form. They come as a fine dry powder, and should be free from impurities. Artists’ paints use pigments derived from many sources, traditionally this used to be naturally occurring stone, earths, metals but over time many have been replaced by man-made materials which provide a more permanent and stable pigment. continue reading »